Category Archives: Treatise

Updates to Post-Grant Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

post-grant proceedingsAre you looking for authoritative resources on Litigation law? You can find acclaimed, expert-authored sources on PLI Discover PLUS, which provides you with the most up-to-date content such as the recently supplemented Treatise Post-Grant Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.  This Treatise will help guide you through the process of initiating a post-grant proceeding, taking discovery, seeking sanctions, proposing and opposing claim amendments, effectively advocating at the oral hearing, appealing to the Federal Circuit, and handling a wide array of issues involving co-pending district court litigation.

You’ll find updated information on:

Claims Challenged and Grounds – current decisions on who has standing to challenge a patent in an inter partes review petition.  Read details on these decisions in Section 3:2.3.

Cross-Examination of Petitioner’s Declarant(s) – this section in Chapter 1 “Patent Owner Discovery Period, Response and Proposed Amendments”,  has been significantly expanded to reflect new guidance from the Board.  Do you have questions on specific wording on observations or foreign language depositions that require an interpreter?  Find that information in Section 8:1.1.

Appeals to the Federal Circuit – this chapter has been updated to provide information on a number of cases that were decided in 2014, to help clarify which issues are not appealable.  For example, you can read more on the PTAB decision not to institute an inter partes review in Section 14:1.

 

PLI Treatises Updated in November 2014

In November 2014, PLI updated the following Treatises:

Also in November 2014, PLI published the following new Treatise edition:

If you are on standing order for any of these titles, the releases have already been shipped. If you would like to place an order, please email PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

New Book! International Tax Controversies: A Practical Guide

PractisInternatl Tax Controing Law Institute (PLI) has announced the release of their newest Treatise title, International Tax Controversies: A Practical Guide.

The new International Tax Controversies: A Practical Guide, authored by a team of experts from Steptoe & Johnson LLP, provides a detailed roadmap for resolving cross-border tax issues.

The new book is organized into three parts: “International Tax Audits and Appeals,” “Government-to-Government Cooperation” and “Litigating International Tax Cases.”

In Part 1, “International Tax Audits and Appeals,” the authors – Philip R. West, J. Walker Johnson, Michael Durst and Amanda Varma – offer clear guidance on handling international examinations, IRS appeals and special appeals procedures. They walk readers through pre-audit planning, including document retention and spoliation. They shed light on transfer pricing issues, as well as concerns regarding attorney-client privilege and other protections in the cross-border context. Additionally, the authors highlight special document issues in international examinations, including information document requests (IDRs) and administrative summonses.

In Part 2, “Government-to-Government Cooperation,” the authors outline and explain mutual agreement procedures (MAPs), which provide taxpayers the opportunity to ask the “competent authorities” of countries taking conflicting positions to reach an agreement that will protect them from double taxation. Additionally, the authors analyze advance pricing agreements (APAs), providing detailed guidance on the process by which taxpayers may obtain an APA.

In Part 3, “Litigating International Tax Cases,” the authors outline post-appeals litigation options. Entire chapters are also dedicated to discovery in international tax cases and trial and appellate practice.

International Tax Controversies: A Practical Guide is a much-needed guide providing skillful guidance to resolving U.S. international tax controversies.

If you’d like to order International Tax Controversies: A Practical Guide, please email the PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

PLI Treatises Updated in September 2014

In September 2014, PLI updated the following Treatises:

If you are on standing order for any of these titles, the releases have already been shipped. If you would like to place an order, please email PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

What’s new in Bankruptcy Law

The Bankruptcy Deskbook was recently supplemented. That means print subscribers as well as PLI Discover PLUS subscribers have access to updated materials. This update includes:

Patient Care Ombudsman

When the debtor in Chapter 7, 9, or 11 is a “health care business,” the court is required to order the appointment of a patient care ombudsman unless it makes a specific finding that it is unnecessary. Two recent cases help clarify the extensive definition of “health care business” and spell out a four-part test for determining whether a debtor qualifies as such. To learn more, see § 1:3.7 and Discover PLUS subscribers can click here to automatically be taken to Chapter 1.

Adjudication of “Stern Claims”

In Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that when a bankruptcy court is not permitted by Article III of the Constitution to enter a final judgment on a core bankruptcy claim, the bankruptcy court should follow the procedures of the statute and submit to the district court for de novo review proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law. To learn more, see § 2:1.2[C][1] and Discover PLUS subscribers can click here to automatically be taken to Chapter 2.

Exemptions from Property of the Estate

Retirement funds may be exempted under both state and federal law. In Clark v. Rameker, the Supreme Court resolved a split between the Seventh Circuit and the Fifth Circuit and ruled that inherited IRAs are not retirement funds for purposes of section 522(b)(3)(C), thus affirming the Seventh Circuit’s decision that affirmed the bankruptcy court’s order sustaining a trustee’s objection to the debtor’s claimed exemption in such funds. To learn more, see § 7:4 and Discover PLUS subscribers can click here to automatically be taken to Chapter 7.

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PLI Treatises Updated in August 2014

In August 2014, PLI updated the following Treatises:

Also in August 2014, PLI published the following new Treatise title:

If you are on standing order for any of these titles, the releases have already been shipped.  If you would like to place an order, please email PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

PLI Discover PLUS – Transcripts Video

PLI Discover PLUS has hundreds of program transcripts available at your fingertips.  Here’s a quick video on how to search for transcripts on PLUS.  Check out the rest of our videos on the PLI Librarian YouTube channel!

We will continue to add instructional videos to this channel, so stay tuned for more!  And if you have any suggestions on search tips videos you would like to see, please contact the PLI Library Help Desk .

PLI’s Anti-Money Laundering Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Law and Compliance on PR Newswire

Anti-Money LaunderingPLI’s new Treatise, Anti-Money Laundering Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Law and Compliance, was noted as a resourceful guide on PR Newswire.  You can purchase the book by clicking here.  Anti-Money Laundering Deskbook is also available on our eBook library platform PLI Discover PLUS.  Interested in learning more about this book or PLI Discover PLUS?  Contact PLI’s Library Relations team at PLI Library Help Desk or call 877-900-5291.

 

Anti-Money Laundering Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Law and Compliance – Book Review  

August 4, 2014

Nicole S. Healy. 2014. Anti-Money Laundering Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Law and Compliance. Practising Law Institute: New York. 460 pags. $395 from publisher; $375.25 from Amazon.com

NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Practising Law Institute (PLI) announces the release of their newest title, Anti-Money Laundering Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Law and Compliance.

Author Nicole S. Healy (Ropers Majeski Kohn Bently PC) provides a thorough discussion of all the major U.S. cases considering money laundering activity, describes the programs of the major international anti-money laundering (AML) organizations, and offers a suggested model for an effective AML compliance program.

Anti-Money Laundering Deskbook serves as an indispensable, time-saving roadmap to the federal statutory framework. AML compliance professionals and attorneys alike will turn to this new guide for Ms. Healy’s insight and expertise in this complex area.

The single-volume Anti-Money Laundering Deskbook: A Practical Guide to Law and Compliance is priced at $395 and is available for a 30-day free examination.

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PLI Treatises Updated in June 2014

In June 2014, PLI updated the following Treatises:

If you are on standing order for any of these titles, the releases have already been shipped. If you would like to place an order, please email PLI Library Relations or call 877-900-5291.

PLI Treatises Updated in May 2014

In May 2014, PLI updated the following Treatises:

If you are on standing order for any of these titles, the releases have already been shipped. If you would like to place an order, please email PLI Library Relations or call 877-900-5291.